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State elites and the new poverty agenda in Bangladesh

Webster, Neil; Khan, Zarina Rahman; Ahsan, Abu Hossain … - 2009

The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper is a relatively new term in Bangladesh development assistance yet it possesses the … with a number of other developing countries Bangladesh prepared first an Interim-PRSP and thereafter a full PRSP in 2005 …. Subsequently a second PRSP was drafted. The paper argues that introduction of the PRSP in Bangladesh replaced the earlier Five Year …

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Islamist radicalization and developmental aid in South Asia

Lakshman, Kanchan - 2006

This working paper explores the reasons commonly identified for the rise of political and radical Islam throughout the Muslim world. Besides Anti-American sentiment which is often attributed to U.S. support for Israel as well as American backing for hated repressive regimes, especially in the...

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What drives states to support the development of productive sectors? Strategies ruling elites pursue for political survival and their policy implications

Whitfield, Lindsay; Therkildsen, Ole - 2011

We know a lot about what kinds of policies are needed to support the development of productive sectors, but much less about why governments pursue these policies and why some governments achieve better outcomes than others. The paper reviews the many but disparate arguments on the comparative...

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WTO vs. BEE: Why trade liberalisation may block black South Africans' access to the wealth, prosperity or just a white-collar job

Mortensen, Jon - 2006

South Africa’s policy of Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) is intended to alleviate the racially determined disparities in the distribution of the country’s wealth and income. It aims at increasing the participation of black South Africans in the formal private sector economy: more black...

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The logic of Black Economic Empowerment

Southall, Roger - 2006

The policies relating to Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) in South Africa constitute a logical unfolding of a strategy which has been largely dictated by the history of the ruling African National Congress (ANC), the nature of the democratic settlement of 1994, and the structure of the South...

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Socio-economic transformation in South Africa: Black Economic Empowerment and small, medium and micro enterprises

Sanchez, Diana - 2006

Economic and social transformation of post apartheid South Africa has been a central goal for the democratic regime but broad empowerment of the majority of black South Africans is yet to take place. Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) have been recognized as central for economic growth...

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To BEE or not to BEE? South Africa's 'Black Economic Empowerment' (BEE), corporate governance and the state in the South

Ponte, Stefano; Roberts, Simon; van Sittert, Lance - 2006

Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) has been a major policy thrust of the democratic governments in South Africa since 1994 in attempting to redress the effects of apartheid. This paper explores the historical precedents to BEE in South Africa, its origins, and its points of contact with the...

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Breeding fat cats: Affirmative action, Black Economic Empowerment, and Namibia's post-colonial elite formation

Melber, Henning - 2006

The Independence of Namibia came about in 1990 as the result of a negotiated decolonisation process. The controlled change implied a perpetuation of the existing socio-economic inequalities under the former liberation movement as the new government. The country’s constitution endorsed the...

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The chimera of redistribution: 'Black Economic Empowerment' (BEE) in the South African fishing industry

Ponte, Stefano; van Sittert, Lance - 2006

Redistributive processes do not belong to the pantheon of Neo-liberalism. In this framework, inequality of resources can only be addressed by equality of opportunity. Even in ‘softer’ impersonations of Neo-liberalism, corporate (mis)behaviour is tamed by corporate social responsibility, not...

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